Pin-fastener.



L. G. FRANCIS.

PIN PASTENER. APPLIO'A'IQIONJIILED FEB. 24, 11111.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR L crws G. F70 676 A770 NE? Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT ormoe.

LEWIS G. FRANCIS, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

PIN-F AST ENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. I9. 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it. known that l. LEWIS (lr. Fnwels. a citizen of the United States,residing at Pasadena. California. have invented a new and usefulPin-Fastener, of which the following is a epeeilieation.

y invention relates to the construction of a simple and ell'eetivemetallic garter.

'lhe ohjeet of the invention is to provide an inexpensive and durahlegarter that will not loosen ar-eidentally-and one which will in no wayinterlere with the circulation in the leg and which will heeonit'ortahle in hot weather. My device also supports the sleeking onall sides instead of at one point only. The means hy which thesehenelieial results are attained are set forth in the following-speeilication and shown in the arroinpanying drawings. in which- Figurel is,a top plan view of one of my garters open read) for use; Fig. J isa side view of the same. garte' and illustrates the fastening ap'iaratns; Fig. 3 is a 't'ragnu-ntal cross seetion on the dotted line((-4! in Fig. 2. taken in the direction indicated by the arrow and l i".4 is a view of a leg and shows a garter in use.

'lhroughont the several views like eharaeters refer to like parts.

Referring to the details oE eonstruetion: 1 is-a llexihle metallic handpreferably made round as shown; 2 is an eye or ring formed in the mannershown on one end of said hand I. This eye is heat outward away from theleg at a slight angle to permit the hand 1 to enter it in closing. Fromthe eye 2 the guard wire 3 is carried hark to a point 4 where itencircles the wire 1 and terminates in the hook I). 7 refers to the legof the users nndergarment and 8 refers to the stocking to be supported.

ln use the peculiar construction of the ring 2 forms a vital feature.This ring is made large enough to freely admit of the insertion of thewire or hand 1. at such an angle to the curvature of the hand andfastener that when the point (i is passed through the eye it. will henecessary to spring the point in toward the leg in order to engage it inthe hook 5. This produees a binding action between the edges of the ringand the wire or band inserted in it l l l and when the point is tuckedunder the hook it is llllpnfisllllt' for it to slip out and allow thegarter to loosen. It ran readily he een that il the are or ring wereeonstrurltal at right angles to the eurre ol' the hand no ohe-lilt'lt'would he inter msed agaiml the loosening ol the garter and nith tooslight an angle it would he dillirult or impossihle to pass the pointthrough the ore. The exact angle i \aried slightly arrording to the sizeof the eye and the i/.e ol the wire hand. llul one eon-trueted a shunt]in the drawings will girtsatist'aelonr wrrire. The hook I; is heatinward tonar=l ilul -g nearly as l'ar as the guard it and the point U isheld snug again-l the -aid guard 3.

ln use the garter iop ned. the point is passed through the hltlt'lillhlfand undergartnent'. then outside within a hll'H'l distant-e. it is madeto eneirl'le the leg this is re peated MYtl'zll tiniest. ln Fig. l thedotted portion indieates plaees where the hand is Ht ltlt' the sock andu ulergarnlent. The point is then passed through the eye 2 and under thehook t' as ahove deserihed. ln this nnuuu-r the top ol the stoeking' andlunlergarnu-nt are pinned together at a number ot plat-es and theninlergarnlent supports the slot-king. 'lhe garter ma he left. as looseas desired when the point is secured in the manner ahove set forth. Theguard prereuts the point from injuring the wearer.

The garter may he made olf hrass. silver, teel or other su'itahle metalor if desired may he plated with gold or silver. Various lengths may hemade and an shape'or size ol wire used for a hand.

llaving thus desrrihed my in\ entionqrhat l claim as new and desire toserure hy Letters latent is:

t. In a pin fastener: a eurved wire hand having one end pointed andhaving an eye l'ornu-d at the other end. aid are heing hent outward toallow the opposite end ol said hand to he passed througlrit a hookformed on said hand :ulapled to engage the pointed end of said nire; anda guard lit-tween the hook :nd eye adapted to prevent the point l'rolninjuring lhe user.

L. In a pin fastener: a wire hand hent to form a ('ll'l'lt and havingonoend pointed: a ring formed on the nppusllt' end ot said band and bentslightly outward from the circle and adapted to receive the pointed endof said wire; a shield formed on said band by continuing said wire fromthe ri to a. point on the band removed from sai rin where a hook isformed from the end of said wire; said hook adapted to engage and retainthe pointed end of said wire, all as described.

LEWIS G. FRANCIS.

Witnesses:

ANmmw R. MABTELL, HANNA MENDENHALL.

